New Species of Prehistoric Land Croc Had Crushing Teeth | 7 Days of Science

A new species of terrestrial croc with teeth suited for crushing prey has been discovered! Also in the news, the early evolution of Homo floresiensis has been investigated, a missing link in pterosaur evolution has been found, and much more!

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Big iceberg in a spin:

Warp drive:

Wildfires on the rise:

A missing link in pterosaur evolution discovered - Propterodactylus frankerlae:

New prehistoric crocodyliform with crushing dentition Araripesuchus manzanensis:

New species of tiny fossil penguin Pakudyptes hakataramea discovered:

Bird evolution after the end-Cretaceous mass extinction:

Organ systems preserved in a Cambrian larva:

New discoveries of the ‘Hobbit’ human Homo floresiensis:

0:00 - Introduction
0:25 - Big iceberg in a spin
1:34 - What happens if a warp drive collapses?
3:09 - Wildfires on the rise
4:24 - 'Missing link' in pterosaur evolution discovered
5:58 - Prehistoric terrestrial croc with crushing teeth found
7:40 - New species of tiny prehistoric penguin
8:47 - How the K-Pg extinction influenced bird genetics
9:42 - Organs preserved in a Cambrian larva
10:43 - New discoveries of the ‘Hobbit’ human Homo floresiensis
12:55 - Outro

[matthewdavies]

A lack of Spinosaurus news but nobody's perfect.

[patrick_j_lee]

Loved how you showed all the Enterprises in order; a nice touch!

[SlothOfTheSea]

This was one of the best 7 days of science in a while, lots of fun stuff in this one!

[kateglew]

As a pterosaur enthusiast I could not be happier

[gattycroc]

it always exciting whenever a new Crocodylomorph is found in the fossil record due to them being a fascinating group of archosaurs that don't get much attention in paleo media as their dinosaur relatives.

[RavenIsAnArtist]

My brain itches have been thoroughly scratched by this video

[madderhat]

I would love to have seen Homo Floresiensis. Plus I will always call them Fairy Penguins rather than Little Penguins. So cute.

[rebeccasford]

I live in San Bernardino county, CA. There's been so many fires in the area this summer :(

[tigrecito]

the arrival of homo sapiens seems to have caused quite a lot of trouble over the past 300, 000 years or so...

[The_PokeSaurus]

One of my coworkers had to be evacuated because of these damn fires.

[eybaza]

The Solnhofen Limestone is one of those paleornvironments I daydream about, I can just imagine the crystal-clear water, dense troipcal conifer forests and pterosaurs soaring along the coast, yet another jewel in the crown of Jurassic marine formations

[GadZookz]

There must have been so much stuff happening in prehistoric times that we will never have a clue about. 🤔

[tylerknowsanimals]

Any week a new paleo-croc is named is a good week! I particularly found the potential niche partitioning aspect quite interesting. Thank you for informing us of this amazing discovery!

[Joshml]

Hmm, why do i suddenly get the urge to binge all of star trek. I dont know, but something has drilled it into my mind... probably nothing, right im off Kirk, Pike, Picard, Archer, Janeway, Sisko, Burnham et al. Are waiting for me.

[patrickmccurry]

The warp drive is far more interesting, IMO, for a realistic slower than light travel. FTL allows time travel, which I don't think is possible. But travel at say a "mere" 10 or 20 percent the speed of light would be amazing beyond belief. People tend to underestimate just how big space truly is. Not to mention how slow all other known forms of rocketry are.

[KrisPSouls]

Love seeing the new fossil finds and any updates on prehistoric animals.

[Terrik]

Leonardo Da Vinci was specualting about how manned powered flight could work centuries before we achieved it. Us speculating now about how a warp drive could function is likely in the same vein.

[carrott]

9:36 mate you gotta give a warning before you show this stuff! That cassowary scared the heeberjeebers outta me!

[jurawild]

This text is a script for a science news segment titled "7 Days of Science, " which covers various recent scientific discoveries and events. It includes news about a spinning iceberg, warp drive research, wildfires, a new pterosaur species, a prehistoric crocodile with crushing teeth, a tiny prehistoric penguin, the K-Pg extinction's influence on bird genetics, and new Homo floresiensis fossil findings. The segment concludes with a call to follow for more short-form science videos.

[Jaketholemeu]

More frequent wildfires highlights the need for controlled burns of undergrowth, as a safety measure to prevent wildfires. Australia had it right for tens of thousands of years.